> -----Original Message----- > From: Mischanko, Edward T > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 9:14 PM > Subject: RE: [ntp:questions] Clock Offset > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: questions- > > bounces+edward.mischanko=arcelormittal....@lists.ntp.org > > [mailto:questions- > > bounces+edward.mischanko=arcelormittal....@lists.ntp.org] On > > Behalf Of Terje Mathisen > > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 2:42 AM > > To: questions@lists.ntp.org > > Subject: Re: [ntp:questions] Clock Offset > > > > Mischanko, Edward T wrote: > > > No local clock is in use!! I was really questioning how the > > > averaging algorithm could come up with a negative offset > when > > none of > > > the individual offsets were negative? > > > > That's (sort of) easy! > > > > The local clock offset is the best estimate of the > > (exponentially afair) > > averaging algorithm from the individual iterations of the > > control loop, > > while the ntpq -p gives you the last measurement from each > > server/clock > > source. > > > > I.e. they measure different things. > > > > Terje > > -- > > - <Terje.Mathisen at tmsw.no> > > "almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in > caching" > > > > _______________________________________________ > > questions mailing list > > questions@lists.ntp.org > > http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/questions [Mischanko, Edward T]
Terje, I do not doubt you, but if they are measuring different things to represent the same thing, then there is a formula off somewhere? Ed _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/questions
